THE DAY JUST WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE
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Authors note: I just wanted you all to know that this is the chapter that everyone will find out how Lord Zedd has been helping Kimmberly. But who finds out and how will they react? Just a heads up I know how this story is appearing but trust me it is and to me will always be Kimberly and Tommy.
Also I just wanted to say that I truly thank all of you who are reading this story. With each and every review or inbox message I get you all truly touch my heart with all your kind words and encouragement. I just wanted to make sure that I got to thank everyone xoxoxoxoxo
Chapter 19
Jason got to Kimberly's house still unsure of what to say to her. He needed to find out where she is at and why she decided to turn away from Tommy the way she had. Once he was standing right in front of her front door he wasn't sure if he wanted to knock or not. He knew he had to to find out what was going on but he kind of wished that Tommy would have decided to come here instead of him. He also knew of course that if anyone was going to get anything out of Kim right now it would be him since he and Kim always had a special bond. They were always more like brother and sister than friends. From the moment when she was five and he found her crying on the playground because of a scrapped knee she had captured his heart as only a sister could. He always knew he would be there for her in times of comfort and protection and every moment in between. He was her brother, her hero and she was his sister, his biggest supporter and his joy. They knew what they meant to the other and they were so comfortable with it that they knew their bond would last a lifetime. To call each other mearly a friend to one another was like saying the 90 degree weather was okay for warmth but you still needed a coat outside.
Jason decided to just get it over with and knocked on Kimberly's door. After waiting for what seemed like 5 minutes the door opened and a surprised Kimberly stood in front of him. "Hi Jase" she said confused "what are you doing here?"
"I came to see you and to find out how you are really doing. That girl I saw today in the Youth Center is not the same Kimberly that I know and love."
"Jase it is but at the same time it is hard to explain the person I am now" she said as she completely steped out of the house and closed the door. When she walked over to the front porch swing and sat down Jason quickly sat next to her. As soon as they were facing each other she started to speak again "I am the same Kimberly but you need to understand that losing a child at any point is going to change a person at least a little bit. Not all that much is different with me really."
"Yes Kim it is" Jason argued. "You basically cold shouldered Tommy and I know how much you love him."
Kimberly understood where he was coming from so she chose her next words carefully "Jase, Tommy will always be important to me. For even a short time he gave me the most precious gift a person can give another. He gave me a baby. Even though the baby will never see our outside sunshine, play on a playground, or get married it was still precious while it lasted. I felt more complete when I thought I had the baby than I have ever felt before that and it is a hard spot to place yourself again. It is like being blind and then seeing the sunshine for the first time. You never want to go back to where you were you want to stay where you are at. For whatever reason Tommy couldn't share that or at least not with me and I have let my love for him carry him through some of his poorest choices for one time to many. I need to move on and he could not move on with me. I don't want to chase the dream of the man I know he can be I need him to change with me into the people we are becoming. I can't accept anything less. Plus right now is not the time for a me and Tommy. I am falling in love with a new guy" she freely admitted.
"You are falling in love? With whom may I ask" Jason asked shocked.
"Well if I tell you, you are really not going to like it. Not one little bit" she replied
"Who Kimberly" Jason asked again
"Lord Zedd" she said after a few minutes. I am falling in love with Lord Zedd and I am pretty sure that he is falling in love with me as well."
Jason sat back shocked. He didn't know what to think about this latest news but he knew it was bad, very bad. "Kimberly how could you love that creature? He tried to kill us all at some point or another."
"Well that was in the past. You don't know anything about him or what made him that way. I must say that since the loss of the baby he and I have talked everyday and everyday he comes and visits. I know how he came to be and I don't honestly see it any different than my loving Tommy while he was the evil green ranger. If you knew his story I am sure you would think the same."
"I'm pretty sure I wouldn't" Jason said. "Hey Kim why don't we go inside and keep talking about this? The sky is starting to get dark and it looks like it might rain soon."
Jason could see the hesitation in her eyes as soon as he finished his sentance. For some reason he just knew that she was hiding something and that something was inside her house and she didn't want him to see it. "Um Jason I am not so sure that is a good idea right now. Maybe you could come by later and you can come inside then and we can continue our talk."
Suddenly it clicked for him "He is inside right now isn't he?"
kimberly thought about lying but instead she said "yes he is and I don't want any problems. If it becomes between you or him I just want you to know that I will chose him every day of the week. So if you come inside you must be respectful and if you start any trouble I will ask you to leave my home."
Jason sat there shocked. When had this happened? When had Kimberly become depended on Lord Zedd that she not only thought herself to be in love with him but to chose that moster over her own brother. It was a complete outrage but as soon as that thought entered her head another did as well. What if she is under a spell right now and she is not in her own mind? I will need to keep an eye on her just to make sure that nothing happens. "Okay Kim" he heard himself say "I promise to be on at least okay behavior for your and your... friend."
"That is all I ask of you Jason" she said as they walked into the house and into the living room where Lord Zedd was sitting on the couch waiting for her. Jason walked in and immeately knew that this was a bad idea. But he didn't know what he could do to change things.
"Well welcome back Kimberly" Zedd said smoothly "I see you have brought your friend Jason with you"
"Yes I did. I told him to be nice though"
"Well that was nice of you pet." Just as he said those words Jason started to see red but he knew he had to control his temper. It was then that he got a crazy idea. "Kimberly" Jason said "you were pretty open to me outside about things. Do you mind who knows about how you feel?"
"No I really don't."
"Okay then" Jason called Tommy on his communicator and told him to quickly teleport to Kimberly's as they had an issue.
"Really Jason? An issue? I believe you are being dramatic about all of this" Kimberly said while losing her patience.
Just then a red light came into the room and as soon as it was gone Tommy was standing where the light was. "What is going on Jase" Tommy asked.
"Well.." Jason said as he gestured around the room
Tommy got the point and looked around. He saw Lord Zedd and Kimberly sitting side by side on the couch. They looked so comfortable together that Tommy just knew this was not the first or even second time they had seen each other in this type of environment. It must have been a reoccuring thing for them to be so comfortable with each other. "Zedd what's going on here? I'm trusting you once again but this time I am trusting you to tell me the truth."
Jason was a bit surprised to find that instead of getting ready to fight Lord Zedd, Tommy was talking with him in a way that he knew whatever Zedd had said would be the truth. It appeared that somehow and at some time Lord Zedd and Tommy had met at some point and came up with a truce that led the men to be able to talk right away instead of taking the defensive.
"Well white ranger" Lord Zedd began "I warned you that you needed to be here for Kimberly. I thought that you would take my advice and stop looking at things through the straw and start seeing the big picture. You didn't or couldn't so here I am. I am doing what you should have been doing all along. Why is it that it bothers you Tommy? I told you that I had past feelings for our Kimberly. Did you think that my visits would start and stop with you? Or did you think that my soft spot for you two meant that I would back away and not try to step in and help her? Did you think that once I did step in my feelings would not return for this lovely woman? You of all people should understand how easy it is to love her being someone who loves her yourself."
"If you are trying to get me mad than you are well on your way of doing so Zedd. You still didn't answer my question. What are you doing here and what kind of help have you been giving her?" Tommy demanded
"Well Tommy a while back I discovered a spell. One that I have shared with our Kimmberly" at this Tommy's blood ran cold thinking that she was under some sort of spell and that it happened after he started to put some trust in Zedd. "The spell to make a long story short allows her and I to go and visit little Emma" Lord Zedd said simply
"Okay.. so who is Emma?" Tommy asked kind of following where this story was going but afraid to think that Kimberly has put off grieving just so that she could spend time with a child who never made it to life outside the womb.
"Emma is our daughter" Kimberly said with a happy look on her face. "Oh Tommy you should see her as she is so beautiful. She is the perfect combination of the both of us. She is so adorable that you just can't help but hug and hold her and then fall in love." As soon as she finished talking everything clicked into place for Tommy. She didn't really want Zedd but she needed him in her mind to take her to Emma. And if he knew anything about Kimberly he knew it would have not have taken a whole lot for her to believe that with the condition she must have been in and also it would not have taken a whole lot to latch on to the one person she thinks can offer her that. Whatever she felt for Zedd he knew it wasn't love or anything like that, it would be more gratitude and hope than anything and if he would have been there she would have easily seen the difference. He could not make up for the past no matter how recent but he could be there now and that could make all the difference in the world.
"No Kimberly" Tommy said sadly. He walked over to her, put his hands on her shoulders, and looked into her eyes and said "If that is true than Emma was our daughter.. not is. She didn't make it and as horrible as that is to say you need to understand that the only spot she could be is in heaven and in our hearts. You never need to look anywhere but there to find her as she will always be a part of us and she will always be with us."
Kimberly started crying and said "Tommy I can't lose her again as she is all I have."
After Kimberly moved into his arms Tommy looked at Lord Zedd and then to Jason. They understood the message he was trying to send to them. He and Kimberly needed time alone. Each of them nodding Jason teleported out while Zedd teleported back to the moon. This left Kimberly still in Tommy's arms still crying at the loss of Emma but it also left Tommy there to help her with that.
another note from author:
I hope everyone enjoyed this. I was actually kind of proud of this chapter as it is the turning point for Kimberly and Tommy. Let me know what you think